Ok so I cooked up one of my favourite foods this morning....Mushrooms!
I love mushrooms because their so good at soaking up flavour yet at the same time have an awesome flavour of their own.
I find that the more obscure and wild a mushroom is the more pungent and complex the flavour is.
Shitake, Oyster and other Asian mushrooms really fly kick their way through my mouth, and before I can say 'Arigato' the taste has bowled me over.
If you are into slow cooking, European forest mushrooms work really well in slow roasts, casseroles and stews. The all conquering Procini is by far my favourite European mushroom, it has a really strong fungal taste (kinda like a swimmers foot, but in a good way). Seriously buy this mushroom it will change your life for the better.
Anyway this morning I cooked up a simple yet fucking tasty dish using plain old Buttom shrooms, the type you can buy at normal supermarkets everywhere.
Here is the recipe I used.
Mickeys Mushies
-Like heaps of Mushrooms
-Butter (enough to get a sauce going in the pan)
-Chilli paste (to taste)
-Bit of olive oil
-salt, pepper (given)
-few rosemary sprigs
-fetta
Ok, the method
Heat up your pan and chuck in the butter, chilli, olive oil and rosemary.
Now start sifting/shaking the pan like your trying to get gold from a sift.
After the butter has melted, chilli has spread and rosemary has slightly browned, throw in all the mushrooms and cook for about 5-7 minutes until browned and spongy.
Then just before you take the mushrooms out add some fetta and fetta brine, cook for another minute or so, shake it all around and you will get a brilliant sauce.
I like to serve this with some hummos and more fetta.
Afterthought
I have a friend, known as M.F who loves mushrooms as much as me, although he rarely cooks them and believes you only need one or two to take you on a culinary adventure.
Peace
7 comments:
Why did the mushroom go to the party?
Because he was a fun guy! (fungi)
Why did he leave?
There wasn’t mush-room.
Yesterday I was sorting mushrooms. I put wormy ones aside, but the good ones I fried and ate. After that I caught at wormy mushrooms. I cut out worm tracks and put them aside, but the good parts I fried and ate. Then I caught at the remainder. I cut out all worms carefully and put them aside, but mushroom flesh I fried and ate... At last I ate worms. Those I did not fry - I had become ... tedious.
If you like potato chips with mushroom taste, put them in a moist and shadowy place!
Freddy Fungus met Anne Algae, they fell in love, got married, and now their marriage is on the rocks.
Q) What room can be eaten?
A) A mushroom!
I can't tell if that was simply J.B. or someone who actually reads this.
Dear Sir,
As I was following your "Mickeys Mushies" Method you did not give adequate warning as to the size of the flame that would be made whilst lighting the stove. As a result I severely burned my hand and had to be admitted to hospital for potential 2nd Degree burns.
I would not have attempted to use the stove if I didn't feel persuaded to cook these mushrooms and upon legal advice, I have decided to push charges as you did not advise to cook mushrooms at "your own risk".
Please see this as an official notice and please contact me as soon as possible to potentially discuss an out of court settlement.
Sincerely,
Jordan Brown
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